Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001522
Denison Montessori School
1821 SOUTH YATES STREET, DENVER, CO 80219 · (720) 424-8080 · Denver County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
202 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 92 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 157% larger than its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.7% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 22.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Denison Montessori School
Denison Montessori School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denison Montessori School this school | 364 | 55.5% | 29.8% |
| Patterson International School LAKEWOOD | 346 | 52.3% | 42.4% |
| Colorado STEM Academy WESTMINSTER | 415 | 51.8% | 49.1% |
| Cherry Drive Elementary School THORNTON | 325 | 59.7% | 26.3% |
| Skyview Elementary School THORNTON | 326 | 57.7% | 28.4% |
| Woodglen Elementary School THORNTON | 383 | 65.8% | 26.9% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Denison Montessori School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #586 of 931 | #45 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #541 of 940 ▲ 101 | #44 of 108 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #547 of 946 ▲ 126 | #42 of 109 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #530 of 1,056 | #61 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #745 of 896 | #90 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #251 of 896 | #42 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #419 of 983 | #77 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #485 of 664 | #43 of 63 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
364
+29 (+9%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 364 | 20.6 | 17.7:1 | 55% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 22.6 | 15.4:1 | 60% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 23.7 | 15.2:1 | 62% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 57% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 21.5 | 18.7:1 | 58% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 59% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 21 | 20.6:1 | 51% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 26% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denison Montessori School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (402 to 364); teachers down 4% (21.5 to 20.6).
About Denison Montessori School
Denison Montessori School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in DENVER, Colorado. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 364 students.
Denison Montessori School is one of 198 schools in Denver Public Schools, which enrolls 90,471 students in total.
At 57%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Denison Montessori School combined. After that, the student body is 30% White, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Denver County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. Denison Montessori School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.7:1. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. Eligible students account for 55% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Denison Montessori School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Denison Montessori School are 3.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.8% actual, 33.1% predicted).
Census estimates describe Denver County this way: median household income is about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 206 public schools in Denver County, with a combined enrollment of about 91,233.
The closest other public school is Summit Academy, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Denison Montessori School's average proficiency of 29.8% compares with 17.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Denison Montessori School saw enrollment rise 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Denison Montessori School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Academy0.4 mi · 236
- Force Elementary School0.4 mi · 303
- Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy0.8 mi · 670
- Doull Elementary School0.8 mi · 381
- Lasley Elementary School1.0 mi · 576
- Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School1.1 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Denison Montessori SchoolHow many students attend Denison Montessori School?
Denison Montessori School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Denison Montessori School serve?
Denison Montessori School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Denison Montessori School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Denison Montessori School is approximately 17.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Denison Montessori School?
At Denison Montessori School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 57% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Denison Montessori School in?
Denison Montessori School is part of Denver Public Schools.
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